USS Besboro
USS Besboro (AG-66) was built as Caddopeak, a United States Shipping Board (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1049 cargo ship built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, launched 18 October 1918. From 1922 Caddopeak served several commercial shipping companies until sold in 1937 to Burns Steamship Company and renamed Lurline Burns. On 2 February 1942 the ship was delivered to the War Shipping Administration, allocated to the United States Army and operated by Burns and Alaska Steamship Company under an Army charter agreement.
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USS Besboro
USS Besboro (AG-66) was built as Caddopeak, a United States Shipping Board (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1049 cargo ship built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, launched 18 October 1918. From 1922 Caddopeak served several commercial shipping companies until sold in 1937 to Burns Steamship Company and renamed Lurline Burns. On 2 February 1942 the ship was delivered to the War Shipping Administration, allocated to the United States Army and operated by Burns and Alaska Steamship Company under an Army charter agreement.
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USS Besboro (AG-66) was built ...... Panamanian registry as Shapur.
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date of acquirement
1943-06-08
commissioning date
1943-09-22
decommissioning date
1946-05-03
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ship beam (μ)
1.34112e+1
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ship launched
1918-10-18
status
sold, 23 May 1947
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Ship armament
three single dual purpose gun mounts; four single 20 mm AA gun mounts
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Ship beam
44'
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Ship builder
Ship commissioned
Ship complement
Ship completed
in 1918 as SS Caddopeak
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Ship country
United States
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Ship decommissioned
Ship displacement
*1,716 tons
*5,500 tons
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Ship draft
19'
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Ship fate
Ship flag
Ship identification
U.S. Official No.: 217293
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Ship laid down
date unknown
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Ship launched
1918-10-18
Ship length
300'
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Ship name
*Caddopeak
*Lurline Burns
*Besboro
*Lurline Burns
*Shapur
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Ship namesake
Besboro, an island in Norton Sound off the coast of Alaska
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Ship notes
no record of ship after 1961
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Ship owner
*USSB
*Cook
*Charles Nelson ...... time Administration
*Waterman
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Ship propulsion
triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, single screw, 1,470shp
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Ship sponsor
Mrs. George Rogers
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Ship struck
1946-10-08
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Ship type
USSB Design 1049 cargo ship
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USS Besboro (AG-66) was built ...... der an Army charter agreement.
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USS Besboro
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